Safe Kids USA - Kidsafe Related Organizations

Kidsafe Related Organizations

The organization was founded as the National Safe Kids Campaign in Washington, DC in 1987 by Herta Feely and Dr. Martin R. Eichelberger at Children's National Medical Center with support from Johnson & Johnson. Dr. C. Everett Koop served as its chairman for its first thirteen years (honorary during his United States Surgeon General tenure).

Kidsafe is the alternative name for arms of the global network of the Safe Kids Worldwide organizations. Australia, the UK and other countries go by the name "Kidsafe" whereas the US, Canada and some other countries go by the name Safe Kids.

In Australia Kidsafe is the peak non-government, not-for-profit charitable organisation, dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injuries and reducing the resulting deaths and disabilities associated with childhood accidents in children under the age of 15 years. Kidsafe was first established in 1979 as the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia. State divisions were established soon after. The name Kidsafe was adopted nationally in 1993. In July 2003, the foundation adopted a federated structure, with each of the state branches becoming independently incorporated associations with offices in all Australian Capital cities.